Chapter Thirty: Upgrade and Replacement

  The ninth time was a walkie-talkie, and the tenth time was binoculars. With the Wind Ear already in hand, how much farther could the Thousand Mile Eye go?

  Now Li Zhe has also figured it out, although the initial things have great strategic value, but as long as he strictly limits the scope of use, slightly leaking some is no big deal. After all, these things are not directly AK-47-like killing machines. By the time the enemy uses them to take effect, his own strength will have developed and become unstoppable. At this stage, using various means to desperately increase his own strength is the real thing.

  Now, with binoculars and walkie-talkies, plus military crossbows and Kevlar bulletproof vests and helmets, as well as steel knives for close combat, all these advanced special forces equipment were equipped by Li Zhe to the guards.

  Li Zhe's intention is to gradually familiarize the soldiers with the use of these advanced equipment, slowly expanding and building an elite long-range combat unit that specializes in decapitation tactics and infiltration tactics, becoming a supporting strike force for the main force at critical moments.

  In the battlefield of the Three Kingdoms era, due to the low level of command and communication capabilities, its generals were the absolute spiritual pillars in the army. If during a major battle when both sides are at a stalemate, they can quickly use long-range weapons to achieve a one-hit kill against the enemy general, then the enemy's morale, command system, and combat effectiveness may collapse within a short period of time.

  Another thing, during the Three Kingdoms period, many people adopted the method of a great general relying on personal martial arts, leading a small-scale elite team to end battles. For such tactics, Li Zhe could only counter with a sharp point, using modern equipment to create an elite sniper squad, in order to carry out precision strikes against these human-shaped weapons.

  In short, this is Li Zhe's elite tactics, on the one hand, it is a large-scale logistics capability and military mobilization capability push, on the other hand, it is a small-scale ultra-era weapon precise sniping, both of which will surely make these heroes of the three kingdoms die before they can achieve their goals, making heroes shed tears!

  Haha! I'm indeed too cunning! Li Zhe felt complacent in his heart!

  But the function of the walkie-talkie is far from just this.

  The intercom used by Li Zhe was a military-grade digital intercom purchased through special channels from abroad, which can implement simple user grouping communication with numerical keypad. There is also a short-time backup function, of course, for Li Zhe, all the redundant functions are meaningless, only this number grouping function is very practical and powerful.

  This walkie-talkie can achieve communication within a range of fifteen kilometers, and in the sky of this country, there is not even a hint of electromagnetic pollution, so the effective distance of the walkie-talkie has also expanded greatly, reaching more than twenty kilometers. It basically covers the entire battlefield of a medium-sized campaign.

  After having the walkie-talkies, Li Zhe also popularized his civil administration system in Sanshilipu. Each management layer of the people's commune was issued one. After allocating numbers and organizing them, the communication of the civil administration also had modern communication conditions. All civil administration and military systems were connected together, initially establishing a small society with modern communication capabilities throughout the Sanshilipu area.

  In this small society, the instructions between officials at all levels are transmitted through walkie-talkies, and no longer use the backward way of personnel transmission in the past, greatly increasing work efficiency.

  It is important that after the increase in work efficiency, the pace of life began to accelerate, and people had to slowly start adapting to this fast-paced collective life. No longer like before, one thing was dragged on for a long time before being done, and the remaining time was spent chatting and gossiping. Often, as soon as one task was completed, another task would be assigned again, and this high-speed work life made people's working ability and efficiency in the entire society increase dramatically, becoming more and more like a highly efficient army.

  Yes, army!

  What is the most fundamental difference between the army and ordinary social organizations? It is the high efficiency of organization and action, with one order issued, it can be transmitted to the end unit in the shortest time, and quickly organize military operations.

  When orders are given, they are carried out; when prohibitions are issued, they are observed. The entire army is of one mind, and the whole body of soldiers is like a single person. This ability to carry out orders efficiently and respond to commands is the true essence of a strong fighting force.

  So, in fact, the biggest difference between modern military capabilities and ancient military capabilities is not the difference in military technology, but the difference in organizational capabilities. From ancient times to the present, the most fundamental core of social progress lies in the improvement of communication and organizational capabilities.

  For example, in the Sino-Japanese War at the end of the Qing Dynasty, there was little difference in weapons and equipment between the Qing army and the Japanese army.

  It can even be said that the light weapons equipment of the Qing army was better than that of Japan.

  But in the end, the combat effectiveness of these two armies was worlds apart! Why?

  Many people have put forward different views on this.

  For example, the Qing dynasty's weapons were also considered advanced, but they came from different countries and had different models. The caliber and ammunition were vastly different, making logistics organization extremely difficult. When hot weapons ran out of ammunition, they all became firewood, so it was common to see the phenomenon of "no bullets or food", losing without a fight.

  For example, the corruption theory, the Qing dynasty officials were extremely corrupt, whether it was action, command or logistics, all were chaotic, even the frontline commanders were fleeing before the war, such as the famous flying legs Ye Zhi-chao, this would inevitably lead to a decline in morale, and eventually the collapse of the entire army.

  For example, the theory of big guns, although the Qing army's light weapons were relatively advanced, they lacked heavy weapons, and the popularization rate of artillery in the military was extremely low. Moreover, they were all outdated and the training of gunners was also chaotic. As a result, when two armies faced each other, one side would be suppressed by the enemy's firepower, leaving them with nothing to do but eat dust.

  There are many similar sayings, in short, each has its own angle and makes sense, but Li Zhe thinks that none of these have hit the nail on the head.

  The reason for the big difference in combat effectiveness is actually because these two armies are not from the same era, and the difference in organizational capabilities is over a century.

  Japan had long undergone the Meiji Restoration, with advanced cultural education and military systems modeled after Germany, undergoing institutional reforms. They established a modern staff system and logistics system. Their troops, from top to bottom, were all products of advanced modern education, with extremely strict training. Although they had the inherent problem of being rigidly dogmatic due to Japanese culture, their tactical execution was very resolute.

  Looking back at the Qing dynasty, from top to bottom, although they changed their weapons, but the system and training were still the same as in the old days, completely incompatible with modern firearms warfare. The grassroots officers were all some old soldiers who came from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom era, what do they know about maintenance, conservation, and platoon tactics? A command from above would take at least a day or two to reach below, and any tactical order that reached below would be distorted.

  The battlefield of the cold weapon era is completely different from that of the hot weapon era. In the hot weapon era, the spatial span has increased, and the distance has increased by tens or even hundreds of times. The situation changes dramatically in a short period of time. Without sufficient communication capabilities and organizational capabilities, it is difficult for each local area to achieve coordination.

  So the result was that on the battlefield of the Sino-Japanese War, although the Qing army also fought to the death, it was completely useless. Because for them, this was a brand new war beyond their era. The Japanese army's swift and bold attack caused chaos among the Qing military ranks, with orders not being communicated, and various parts of the battlefield having to fight on their own, easily leading to a situation where certain areas were pierced and broken through, resulting in a complete collapse.

  It all boils down to the difference in organizational means and abilities leading to different results.

  The difference in organizational ability is more pronounced in larger-scale wars.